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Elephant Rumblings: A’s Ink All Top 10 Draft Picks

Happy Tuesday A’s fans! The club announced yesterday that the team and its first two picks in this year’s draft, Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress and second round left-hander Mason Edwards, have agreed to their first big league contracts, with both getting above-slot signing bonuses: The front office isn’t waiting around to get these two […]

3 Trade Landing Spots For Twins' Joe Ryan

Joe Ryan has become one of the most sought-after arms on the trade market, and the Minnesota Twins face a franchise-altering decision on the right-hander ahead of the August 3 deadline. ESPN's Jeff Passan gave Ryan a 55 percent chance of being traded, listing the Cubs, Padres, Athletics, Diamondbacks, Braves, White Sox, Nationals, Blue Jays, and Cardinals among his best fits. The 30-year-old is having an outstanding season, previously sitting at a 2.85 ERA, before Monday's brutal outing, wit...

A’s Beat Diamondbacks 5-2

The A’s got back in the win column on Monday evening in Arizona, beating the Diamondbacks 5-2 behind a solid performance from tonight’s starting pitcher, . On offense it was death by 13 singles plus a pair of home runs. Just how we all expected it to go. It was left-hander Jeffrey Springs on the […]

Diamondbacks’ Nolan Arenado adds another milestone to his Hall of Fame résumé

PHOENIX — Nolan Arenado reached another milestone in his accomplished career Monday, collecting the 2,000th hit of his major league career against the Athletics. Nolan Arenado is the 297th member of the 2,000-hit club. pic.twitter.com/OeJNNucCKi — Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 21, 2026 Arenado lined the milestone hit in the bottom of the fifth inning, becoming […]

D-backs vs. Athletics Discussion

Today’s Lineups ATHLETICS DIAMONDBACKS Jacob Wilson – SS Ketel Marte – DH Tyler Soderstrom – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Shea Langeliers – C Tim Tawa – CF Colby Thomas – RF Gabriel Moreno – C Joshua Kuroda-Grauer – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Jonah Heim – DH Nolan Arenado – 3B Tommy White – […]

Game #100: A’s at Diamondbacks Game Thread

The A’s have hit the road, heading south to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks in the first of three games. The A’s are on life support as far as the playoffs go so the panic button has been pressed multiple times at this point. If there’s a late surge in this team, it’s going […]

Braves could be a match for one of the Athletics outfielders

According to Jon Morosi, the Athletics are listening to offers on some of their outfielders, with the hope of landing young starting pitching in return. MLB Trade Deadline note: The A’s have received inquiries on their MLB outfielders. (They have 5 on the active roster and Clarke on the IL.) The scenarios would involve the […]

A’s Drop Series Finale to Nats 5-2

The club dropped the final game of their weekend series to the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon, falling 5-2 to drop the A’s to 42-57. Left-hander Jacob Lopez got the ball for today’s start, his first real starting assignment at the big league level since being removed from the rotation in mid-May. He looked in […]

A’s Receiving Trade Interest In Their Major League Outfielders

The Athletics’ outfield depth has drawn the attention of trade suitors, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network.  Morosi notes that rival clubs have asked about the outfielders currently on the active roster, with the idea of obtaining one of the A’s outfielders in exchange for pitching. Tyler Soderstrom and Lawrence Butler each signed contract […]

Washington Nationals at Athletics Game Thread

After the Nats kicked the A’s teeth in Friday night, beating them 23-4, the A’s returned the favor last night, with starter JT Ginn taking a no-hitter into the 7th inning and beating the Nats 15-1. The Nats will now look to take the rubber match of the series with Foster Griffin on the bump. […]

Game #99: Nationals at A’s Game Thread

Can we make it two in a row? One day after snapping the losing streak the Athletics have a chance to make it two in a row, something they haven’t done in a while. Lefty Jacob Lopez will return to the starting rotation beginning with this afternoon’s start. He’s getting another chance to prove he […]

A’s Snap Losing Streak in Style with Blowout 15–1 Victory

The Athletics took on the Washington Nationals in the second game of this three-game interleague series at West Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park. This game was a complete reversal of Friday night’s opener, as the A’s scored early and often en route to a 15–1 victory that had to feel good for a club that had […]

Cubs Acquire RHP Aaron Civale from A’s

You could see this coming as soon as the Athletics DFA’d former Cubs reliever Aaron Civale. Now he’s a future Cubs reliever. The Chicago Cubs today acquired right-handed pitcher Aaron Civale and cash considerations from the Athletics in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Aiden Moffett. The 40-man roster currently stands at 40 players. Civale, … The post Cubs Acquire RHP Aaron Civale from A’s appeared first on .

Washington Nationals vs A’s Game Thread

Hopefully the Nats did not get all of the runs out of their system in one night. After last night’s 23 run explosion, the Nats will look for a series win against the A’s tonight. As we saw last night, this is a hitter friendly yard and the A’s bullpen is also very hitter friendly. […]

Game #98, Athletics vs. Nationals Game Thread

Last night, the Athletics kicked off the second half the same way they finished the first half, suffering an embarrassing 23-4 defeat to kick off this three-game series against the Washington Nationals. The team’s change at pitching coach did not provide an immediate boost, as several A’s pitchers combined to allow 18 runs in another […]

Cubs Acquire Aaron Civale From A’s

Cubs bring back an old friend as they reacquire Aaron Civale. This time via trade with the Athletics. The post Cubs Acquire Aaron Civale From A’s appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .

Athletics Designate Joey Meneses For Assignment

The A’s made a series of roster moves before Saturday night’s matchup against the Nationals. Right-hander Geoff Hartlieb was selected to the big-league club, taking the spot of injured reliever Justin Sterner. First baseman Joey Meneses was designated for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot. The 34-year-old Meneses appeared in nine games with the […]

Cubs Acquire Aaron Civale

The Cubs have agreed to a trade with the Athletics, landing righty Aaron Civale for minor league pitcher Aiden Moffett, the team announced. Chicago also received cash in the deal. The A’s designated Civale for assignment on Wednesday. He scuffled to a 5.42 ERA in 16 appearances with the club. The veteran also spent time […]

Saturday Bantering: Little And Estrada Called Up

We made it to another weekend. There are only ten of these weekends left this season Yesterday’s game was the latest in a series of terrible games this year. I’m wondering if they can continue to go with Spencer Miles one of five starts. But then, I don’t know who the next choice is. And […]

A’s get pummeled by Nationals to start the second half, 23-4

The “Second Half” of the 2026 MLB season began tonight for the Athletics against the Washington Nationals at Sutter Health Park in West Sac. After finishing the first half on a nine-game losing streak, the team hopes to get off on the right foot against the Nats. Gage Jump made the start for the A’s, […]

Washington Nationals vs A’s Game Thread

We have gotten some time to decompress and get away from Nationals baseball, but now we are back. The Nats head out west to play the Athletics in Sacramento. With two strong lineups and a small ballpark, there could be some fireworks on display this weekend.  The big news in today’s lineup is that Harry […]

Game #97, Athletics vs. Nationals Game Thread

The “Second Half” of the 2026 MLB season begins tonight for the Athletics.  They’ll pick up at home in West Sacramento against the Washington Nationals at 6:40 p.m. After finishing the first half on a nine-game losing streak, the team hopes to get off on the right foot against a Nationals team which sits in […]

Athletics Select Tommy White

July 17: The A’s have now announced also these moves, including Rooker’s transfer to the 60-day IL. July 15: The A’s will call up infielder Tommy White for Friday’s series opener against the Nationals, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. It’ll be the major league debut for the former LSU star. The team’s transaction log at […]